This, I see, is the deep, dark problem that confronts you (5)

I believe the answer is:

crypt

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(Other definitions for crypt that I've seen before include "Burial vault" , "Underground room of church" , "Underground church vault" , "Sepulchre" , "Vault beneath a church" .)

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